After 5 days of working weekdays, it’s finally weekend.
The best days of the week.
This weekend, I’m spending my time to write this for my readers to read. Tomorrow morning, I’ll be taking 6.00 AM flight to another country with my folks for a vacation.
Last week, I didn’t go anywhere but just stay at home doing my own stuff.
What do you do during your weekend?
I know it’s common to get the answer like ‘sleeping’ or ‘resting’.
That’s totally fine because I can understand how tiring and exhausting it is for working five days straight in the row.
But if that’s what you’re doing, you’re going to achieve your goal at a very slow pace.
Resting to get your mind and body strong again for next week will put you in a repetition mode. Let me just point it out from this angle…
You spend 5 days working and you’re tired. Then you take rest during the weekend so that you can work again on the upcoming 5 days.
You’re going in circles.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not asking you not to rest during the weekend. Or I’m not saying that you’re not growing while you’re working during the working days. I’m stressing out that you’re not maximizing your weekend’s time for greater success.
Start creating a power weekend for yourself.
Here are the 5 steps you can achieve this…
Step #1: Appreciate that you get the weekends to ‘rest’ and do the things you like.
Step #2: Take the time during the weekend to evaluate what you’ve done in that week that is improving your business or career. If you can’t find anything new, then you’re not progressing but you’re just staying afloat rather than swimming ahead.
Step #3: Do something that you like - doesn’t need to be productive, it could be a total waste of time but you love doing. By doing this, you’ll feel fulfill and power up your enthusiasm for the upcoming week.
Step #4: Read something. During your weekdays, you’re DOING what you know — not learning. If you stop learning, you’ll be doing the same thing over and over again and ultimately, this will make you extinct like a dinosaur.
Step #5 (THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP): This is the time that you got to spend with someone you love (wife, husband, mum, dad, granny, grandpa, your kids, etc) or simply catch up with your friends. It’s proven that people without love and social life are unhappy people and leads to depression.
Seems like lots of stuff to cramp in for 48 hours, eh?
Well, not really. I think you can do it. Maybe you can start with less sleep. (smile)
Right now, I want you to see from another angle…
What if there’s no such thing as a weekend or a weekday?
What if you love your job or business as much as you love spending your weekend?
What if you can do all of the 5 steps during the weekdays too?
You see, the beauty of life is you get to call your own shots. You get to choose what you want to do with your life - how you want live it and decide what kind of emotion you want to live in. If you’re thinking that you have no control because you have a job, I would disagree with you. If you disagree with a ‘no’, then the answer is ‘no’ simply because it’s your life, not mine. But if you say ‘yes’, then amazing ideas start coming to your mind to see how things can work your way.
Feel free to leave your comment if you find value in today’s post. I would love to hear from you too.
Take care,
Patric Chan
SuccessTrace.com
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Great post mate!
very good sharing Patric
, nice meeting you this evening..
I like your step 3 and 4, which are my favorite during my weekends….
great, i really like these stuffs.think it will help in spending my weekends thxs
I totally agree with you Patric! I’m thankful that I have the privilege to work at home nowadays so that I could spend time with my family even on weekdays.
Thanks for this post!
Great ideas, like usually!
I love your little reminders, that we are alive and we could improve our lives, that we owe such thing to ourselves. We deserve to feel proud about each and very day. What\’s the point to waste time, even under the pretense that\’s weekend?
Have a great holiday with your family, Patric!!!
Luv U Patric! I started ma daycare last year which is working well n I know u speak right.
Your mails r really helping for which m grateful n wish u health n happiness. Ameen!
Yes, you’re right.
I agree.
Regards
Never flashed in my mind till now!
Great,very uplifting…Thank you
It is funny you are writing about this Patric only 3 weeks ago I decided that I would do more activities and really start crossing off the things on my list of things I have always wanted to do. I have taken up Tennis and squash on my weekends with friends, nothing too serious just some fun and exercise. I have also started to go out for more lunches and dinners and really enjoying my life. I have also started to visit more places locally rather than just focus on my overseas traveling. I love staying at home and I love what I do however time passes and it is something we can\’t get back so. I agree stop putting things off and start living now! no time like the present as they say
Sam
AutomaticLifestyle.com
Is there any advice for those who study during working days, and work at the weekends?
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